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Unemployed people in Kentwood, MI

Unemployed people in Kentwood, MI was 1,513 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.4% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,513
Change on 2024+10.4%
Rank20th of 51Cities in Michigan ranked
Series high2,7172020
Series low4911998

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Unemployed people in Kentwood, MI, 1990 to 2025

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 825 persons1991: 1,072 persons1992: 1,119 persons1993: 880 persons1994: 727 persons1995: 619 persons1996: 640 persons1997: 537 persons1998: 491 persons1999: 511 persons2000: 781 persons2001: 1,181 persons2002: 1,460 persons2003: 1,735 persons2004: 1,574 persons2005: 1,424 persons2006: 1,414 persons2007: 1,462 persons2008: 1,645 persons2009: 2,661 persons2010: 2,620 persons2011: 2,038 persons2012: 1,759 persons2013: 1,651 persons2014: 1,342 persons2015: 1,044 persons2016: 1,205 persons2017: 1,176 persons2018: 1,042 persons2019: 1,019 persons2020: 2,717 persons2021: 1,517 persons2022: 1,174 persons2023: 1,147 persons2024: 1,371 persons2025: 1,513 persons01,0002,0003,00019902002201420251990: 825 persons1991: 1,072 persons1992: 1,119 persons1993: 880 persons1994: 727 persons1995: 619 persons1996: 640 persons1997: 537 persons1998: 491 persons1999: 511 persons2000: 781 persons2001: 1,181 persons2002: 1,460 persons2003: 1,735 persons2004: 1,574 persons2005: 1,424 persons2006: 1,414 persons2007: 1,462 persons2008: 1,645 persons2009: 2,661 persons2010: 2,620 persons2011: 2,038 persons2012: 1,759 persons2013: 1,651 persons2014: 1,342 persons2015: 1,044 persons2016: 1,205 persons2017: 1,176 persons2018: 1,042 persons2019: 1,019 persons2020: 2,717 persons2021: 1,517 persons2022: 1,174 persons2023: 1,147 persons2024: 1,371 persons2025: 1,513 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,513
20241,371
20231,147
20221,174
20211,517
20202,717
20191,019
20181,042
20171,176
20161,205
20151,044
20141,342
20131,651
20121,759
20112,038
20102,620
20092,661
20081,645
20071,462
20061,414
20051,424
20041,574
20031,735
20021,460
20011,181
2000781
1999511
1998491
1997537
1996640
1995619
1994727
1993880
19921,119
19911,072
1990825

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Kentwood, MI, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Kentwood, MI, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/kentwood-mi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Kentwood, MI, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/kentwood-mi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Kentwood, MI, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/kentwood-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Kentwood, MI?

Unemployed people in Kentwood, MI was 1,513 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.4% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 51 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Kentwood, MI?

2,717 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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